Kwame gets a root canal

Ron Magill/Zoo Miami / Courtesy

Kwame, a 9 ½ year old, 410 pound male lion at Zoo Miami was immobilized yesterday and brought to the Zoo Hospital to receive a root canal on a lower left canine tooth as well as a pedicure. In addition, a small mole was discovered and removed by Zoo Chief Veterinarian Dr. Gwen Myers to be examined for the presence of skin cancer. Photo courtesy Ron Magill/Zoo Miami

Kwame, a 9 ½ year old, 410 pound male lion at Zoo Miami was immobilized yesterday and brought to the Zoo Hospital to receive a root canal on a lower left canine tooth as well as a pedicure. In addition, a small mole was discovered and removed by Zoo Chief Veterinarian Dr. Gwen Myers to be examined for the presence of skin cancer. Photo courtesy Ron Magill/Zoo Miami